Minister of State for Defence

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Defence
United Kingdom; Minister of State for Defence
	Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
	Incumbent; Vernon Coaker, Lord Coaker; since 8 July 2024
	Ministry of Defence
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	The Monarch; on advice of the Prime Minister;
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure;
First holder	Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson
Website	Official website

The Minister of State for Defence is a mid-level position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government. It is currently held by Lord Coaker, who took the office on 8 July 2024.^[1]

Responsibilities

The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:^[2]

Implementation of relevant SDR Vision and Recommendations
International relations and defence diplomacy
Professional military education
Security and resilience
Arms control and counter-proliferation
Honours, awards and medicallic recognition
Heritage and ceremonial
Royal Hospital Chelsea
UK Hydrographic Office
Health and Safety
Ministry of Defence Police
Defence Fire and Rescue Service
export licensing and controls
Defence Medical Services

The holder also serves as the representative of the Ministry of Justice in the House of Lords

List

Name		Entered office	Left office	Length of term	Political party	Ministry
Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform
	Paul Drayson Baron Drayson^[3]	9 June 2009	6 May 2010	10 months and 27 days	Labour	Brown
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State For Defence
	John Astor 3rd Baron Astor of Hever^[4]	28 May 2010	7 May 2015	4 years, 11 months and 9 days	Conservative	Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.)
Minister of State For Defence
	Frederick Curzon 7th Earl Howe^[5]	11 May 2015	26 July 2019	4 years, 2 months and 15 days	Conservative	Cameron II
						May I
						May II
	Annabel Goldie Baroness Goldie^[6]	26 July 2019	13 November 2023	4 years, 3 months and 18 days	Conservative	Johnson I
						Johnson II
						Truss
						Sunak
	Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 7th Earl of Minto	14 November 2023	5 July 2024	7 months and 21 days	Conservative	Sunak
	Vernon Coaker Baron Coaker	8 July 2024	Incumbent	2 years, 2 months and 29 days*	Labour	Starmer
	Vernon Coaker Baron Coaker	8 July 2024	Incumbent	2 years, 2 months and 29 days*	Labour	Burnham

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 7 October 2026.

References

↑ "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
↑ "Minister for the House of Lords - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
↑ "Lord Drayson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Lord Astor of Hever". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Earl Howe". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Baroness Goldie". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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[1] "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[2] "Minister for the House of Lords - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[3] "Lord Drayson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[4] "Lord Astor of Hever". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[5] "Earl Howe". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[6] "Baroness Goldie". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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